Avery Brooks
Date of Birth: 02 Oct 1948
Country: USA
Biography: Brooks is perhaps best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Robert Sweeney in the Academy Award-nominated film American History X.
Total Credits at Criticker: 20 (Actor)
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A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family. (New Line Cinema)
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Wahlberg plays Melvin Smiley, a hitman leading a secret life as well as maintaining two relationships, one with the demanding and demeaning Chantel, who doesn't accept his work, and another with Pam, who knows nothing of his job and has picky, xenophobic parents. (Wikipedia)
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A thriller seen through an eye-popping new lens - that of the media's hunt for shocking imagery, no matter the cost. In 15 Minutes, as the cops chase the murderers, the media chases the cops, and the whole thing fuels an escalating firestorm. (New Line Cinema)
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The Captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors whom have portrayed Starship captains within the illustrious science-fiction franchise. (imdb)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) - TV Movie
Features the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The story depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings.
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Roots: The Gift (1988) - TV Movie
The characters of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Roots are back in this movie. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape. And the two of them try to help him and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.
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Finnegan Begin Again (1985) - TV Movie
Robert Preston is retired and taking care of his senile wife. He can't get her to allow him to throw anything out and their house has become unmanageable. He meets Mary Tyler Moore who is dating a man with whom she is hopelessly mismatched. They become confidants and each allows the other to share their life and experiences with them.
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The Ernest Green Story (1993) - TV Movie
True story of Ernest Green (Morris Chestnut) and eight other African-American high-school students (dubbed the "Little Rock Nine") as they embark on their historic journey to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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Gordon Parks was a true modern renaissance man with achievements in many fields. Among his many accomplishments, he was a groundbreaking photographer who's images had a deep impact on our culture. (youtube.com)
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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994) - TV Movie
In a revival of the television series "Spenser: For Hire," Spenser teams up with his longtime girlfriend, psychologist Susan, and friend Hawk, to unravel a web of murder, drugs and deceit surrounding a small New England town. (TCM.com)
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Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) - TV Series
Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI. (imdb)
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Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (2000) - TV Mini-Series
This new, extra chapter of Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) focuses on an Allosaurus later discovered in 1999 affectionately called "Big Al", who died as a late adolescent/early adult of six years of age. (imdb)
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) - TV Series
Orbiting the liberated planet of Bajor, a Federation space station guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the Galaxy. (imdb)
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Spenser: For Hire (1985) - TV Series
Mystery/suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. (imdb)
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A Man Called Hawk (1989) - TV Series
This series features the character from Spenser for Hire. This time he is the star. We find Hawk now in Washington. D.C., and there he is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. Also people from his past come calling to settle old scores or to collect/settle old debts. (imdb)
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The Greatest Places (1998) - Short Film
Seven amazing locations in the world - Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango and Tibet - depicted by the Science Museum of Minnesota. (imdb)
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God v. Satan: The Final Battle (2008) - TV Movie
Several christians, jews and muslims alike believe a final battle between God and Satan, the end of the world as described in the Revelation of St. John, will unfold in the future. Scholars and believers from all three major abhramic religions are interviewed to explore the difference in views the three have about the Armageddon.
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Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007) - TV Movie
From the conventions in Europe and Las Vegas to the billionaire collector who scours the world for memorabilia, we look at the impact that Star Trek has had on fans around the world and try to find out just what it is about this supposedly "silly" series that has meant so much to so many.
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